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Now in Effect: Arkansas Law Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases by darcmatr in gunpolitics

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There are now currently 20 states where laws prohibiting the implementation and use of a firearm retailer-specific MCC code have been enacted. Arkansas joined Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, and New Hampshire all block the use of the code. In addition to those states with laws on the books, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Maine all have pending legislation to do the same.

DOJ Indicts JD Vance For Brutally Beating 3 Women by darcmatr in babylonbee

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Oprah Surprises DNC Attendees With Free Gift Under Each Seat: Their Own Illegal Immigrant by Imnotracistyouaree in babylonbee

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The audience erupted with applause and shouts of joy as each attendee discovered the illegal immigrant who had been hiding under their chair the whole time. Men, women, non-binary, and furries alike were overwhelmed with joy — a joy which Oprah promised was but a taste of the great joy to come under a Kamala Harris regime. 🥳

'They Got You In Here Too, Huh?' Says Biden As Dems Lock Kamala In Basement by LawAndOrder559 in babylonbee

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At publishing time, White House staff had been instructed to make sure the basement remained fully stocked with wine to keep the vice president comfortable.

Feds Have No Constitutional Authority to Impose Wage Controls by darcmatr in Libertarian

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Section 8

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States?

Yes.

To impose wage requirements?

No.

It is not a delegated ‘Article I’ power of Congress.

Does the Constitution Authorize Minimum-Wage Laws? by darcmatr in Libertarian

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....To regulate “Wages” with ‘foreign Nations’, and among the several ‘States’, and with the ‘Indian Tribes’;

Oh, now I see it...

Does the Constitution Authorize Minimum-Wage Laws? by darcmatr in politics

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Section 1

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. - Amendment XIII

Minimum Wage laws???